March on the south side of the river is mud and bare stems and a stubborn wind coming up off Flanders, but underneath all of it the grass is already making plans. Gardening and Cleaning starts the Riverhead year right there — cleanups first, winter debris pulled out of the beds, edges recut, fresh mulch laid down while the ground is cool. From then on it is mowing and trimming week by week, hedges kept in shape, walks blown clean before the truck leaves the curb. In autumn the leaves come off in earnest, and the lawn goes into the cold looking like somebody cared about it. A year of small tidyings adds up to a yard you are glad to pull into.